Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has stated that no fewer than 1,878 people were killed by Fulani herdsmen within three years.
The governor also said that 750 persons were critically injured, 200
persons still missing, with over 99,427 households affected in the
various attacks carried out by the Fulani herdsmen in the sate.
Ortom stated this when he received in his office the Country
Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees,
Edward Kallon, and his team.
He stated that the assault and battery on the agrarian communities of
the Benue valley posed great threat to food security of the nation.
Ortom said, “For over a decade, the people of Benue State have
noticed the influx of armed herdsmen who have violently attacked many
communities in the state.
“Between 2013/2016 alone, Fulani herdsmen killed more than 1,878 men,
women and children in cold blood from 12 local government areas of
Benue State. Another 750 were seriously wounded while 200 are missing.
Over 99,427 households were affected in Benue State and property worth
billions of naira destroyed.
“In 2014 alone, the destruction recorded across 10 local governments in Benue State exceeded N95bn.”
The governor, however, called on the UN to support the state towards
the implementation of lasting solutions to insecurity, violence and
displacement of people of the state.
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